क्षीयते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰiyátay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gžʰiyátay, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰiyéti.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʂiː.jɐ́.tɐj/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkʂiː.jɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

क्षीयते • (kṣīyáte) third-singular present indicative (root क्षि)

1. to diminish, waste away
2. (of the moon) to wane
3. to decrease
4. to perish, decline

Descendants

• Pali: khīyati, khiyyati